Surveillance video showsthe shocking moment an 11-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a Disney cruise worker at Port Canaveral, Florida just hours before the ship set sail.

Milton Braganza, a 33-year-old dining room server from Goa, India, allegedly fondled the girl's breasts and forcibly kissed her shortly after the Brazilian adolescent boarded the Disney Dream ship on August 5 with her grandmother and sister for a five-night journey to the Bahamas.

Since Florida authorities were not informed, the suspect stayed aboard the ship as it set sail and has since been released by police in the Bahamas to return to his home country, angering U.S.officials.

Encounter: From the video, it appears the man lifts up his hand to usher the girl into the elevator (left). She stands inside while the cruise employee has his back turned to the camera

Claims: Though the suspect's back blocks the camera view, he is seen speaking to the girl and bending down at some point during the encounter

Surveillance video shows the young
passenger encountering the cruise line employee at 2:54pm, near the
elevators shortly after she boarded the ship. According to estimates, a
five day journey on a Disney cruises costs an average of $900 per
person.

The
girl boarded the elevator, where she said the man grabbed her breast,
groped her and then kissed her, putting 'mouth on mouth,' she said
according to a cruise security report.

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In the video, the man's back is to the camera blocking a view of the girl.

She
informed her grandmother of the assault and minutes later video shows
the girl, her grandmother and her sister emerging from an elevator and
making their way to the ship's customer service desk to report the
crime.

Suspect: The manager of the ship's dining facility identified the man in the surveillance video as Milton Braganza, a 33-year-old dining room server from Goa, India

Allegations: Police in Nassau, Bahamas say the suspect Milton Braganza confessed to touching the 11-year-old girl's breast on August 7, two days after the incident

Security
officers on the ship began investigating an 'inappropriate sexual act'
at 3:22pm and at 4:40pm the dining room manager reviewed the video and
identified the man in the footage as Milton Braganza.

There are more than 1,458 employees crew members who work on the ship.

The ship left the port at 5:02pm.

Braganza was called to report into security at 7:50pm.

Florida law enforcement were informed of the incident several hours later, on August 6.

Though the crime is alleged to have occurred nine months ago, details are just coming to light as the cruise line has been criticized for not immediately alerting Florida authorities of the molestation.

Because
the incident occurred while the ship was docked, police in Port
Canaveral would have jurisdiction because the ship was 1,000 feet from
shore, Port Canaveral police chief Joseph Hellebrand told WKMG-TV.

Since they were not immediately informed, the suspect wasn't questioned by U.S. police or apprehended.

Instead, Braganza was questioned by Bahamian police on August 7 in Nassau because the Disney Dream is flagged with the Bahamian flag.